How many virgae are there on Titan?

8 features on Titan carry the IAU descriptor Virga, out of 304 named places on the world.

What does Virga mean in planetary nomenclature?

Virga is the IAU descriptor term for a coloured streak. It is used on 1 of the mapped worlds, for 8 named features in total.

Shiwanni Virgae, 1,400 km across — 27.2% of Titan's own diameter. Zuni rain god.

The IAU draws these names from 8 categories: Zuni (1), Arabian (1), Lithuania (1), New Zealand (1), Australia (1), Aztec (1), Mayan (1), Persian (1).

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मिशन हब

8 named features carry the IAU descriptor Virga — a coloured streak on Titan. Nowhere else in the mapped Solar System carries the term.

Named

of 304 named places on Titan — 2.6%

Largest

1,400 km

Shiwanni Virgae

Median size

774 km

Across the 8 with a measured diameter

Named between

2006–2015

IAU approval dates

The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 8 virgae with a recorded origin, 8 categories appear, led by Zuni.

Zuni1Arabian1Lithuania1New Zealand1Australia1Aztec1Mayan1Persian1

Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.